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Daniel W.S. Challender has been active in pangolin conservation for about ten years and re-formed and currently chairs the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group. Helen C. Nash has been studying pangolins for the past six years with a focus on local status, genetics, and urban ecology and is Vice-Chair of the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group.Carly Waterman has been active in pangolin conservation for eight years. She is the Zoological Society of London's Pangolin Technical Specialist and serves as Program Officer and Red List Coordinator for the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group.

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Pangolins: Science, Society and Conservation brings together experts from around the world to document the most up-to-date scientific knowledge on pangolins and their conservation. It chronicles threats facing the species, explores the current initiatives required to protect them, and looks ahead at the future of pangolin science and conservation efforts.

Led by a team of editors with more than 20 years collective experience in pangolin conservation, this book includes accounts of the species' evolution, morphology, and systematics. It discusses the role of pangolins in historically symbolic, mythological, and ritualistic practices across Africa, Asia, and Europe, as well as contemporary practices including international trafficking. Chapters in the latter portion of this book focus on conservation solutions, including law enforcement and international policy, behavior change, local community engagement, ex situ *conservation, tourism, and other interventions needed to secure the future of the species. Pangolins: Science, Society and Conservation* is the latest volume in Elsevier's species-specific series, Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes. This book is a valuable resource for researchers and students in species conservation science, planning, and policymaking.

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SECTION 1 - PART 1: WHAT IS A PANGOLIN? EVOLUTION, PHYLOGENY AND TAXONOMY
Overview

1. Evolution and morphology

2. Phylogeny and Systematics

   SECTION 1 - PART 2: WHAT IS A PANGOLIN? BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND STATUS
   3. The role of pangolins in ecosystems

3. Chinese pangolin Manis pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)5. Indian pangolin Manis crassicaudata (Geoffrey, 1803)
4. Sunda pangolin Manis javanica (Desmarest, 1822)
5. Philippine pangolin Manis culionensis (de Elera, 1915)
6. Black-bellied pangolin Phataginus tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1766)
7. White-bellied pangolin Phataginus tricuspis (Rafinesque, 1820)
8. Giant pangolin Smutsia gigantea (Illiger, 1815)

9. Temminck's pangolin Smutsia temminckii (Smuts, 1832)

   SECTION TWO: CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, USE AND TRADE
   Overview

10. Symbolism, myth and ritual in Africa and Asia
11. Early biogeographies and symbolic use in Europe in the 16th-18th centuries
12. Meat and medicine: historic and contemporary use in Asia
13. Bushmeat and beyond: historic and contemporary use in Africa

14. International trade and trafficking in pangolins, 1900-2018

    SECTION THREE: CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS
    Overview

    Law enforcement and regulation
    17. Conserving pangolins through international and national regulation and effective law enforcement

15. Combatting Illegal Pangolin Trade - A Law Enforcement Practitioner's Perspective
16. Addressing trade threats to pangolins in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

17. Understanding illegal trade in pangolins through forensics

    Awareness raising and behaviour change
    21. No Longer a Forgotten Species: History, Key Events, and Lessons Learnt from the Rise of Pangolin Awareness

18. Changing consumer behavior for pangolin products

    Site-based protection and local community engagement
    23. Engaging local communities in responses to illegal trade in pangolins: who, why and how?

19. Exploring community benefits to reduce illegal wildlife trade using a theory of change approach
20. Community conservation in Nepal - opportunities and challenges for pangolin conservation
21. The Sunda pangolin in Singapore: a multi-stakeholder approach to research and conservation

22. Holistic approaches to protecting a pangolin stronghold in Central Africa

    Ex situ conservation
    28. Husbandry of pangolins: lessons and challenges

23. Veterinary health and pangolins
24. The rescue, rehabilitation and release of pangolins
25. Zoo Engagement in Pangolin Conservation: Contributions, Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward

26. Evaluating the impact of pangolin farming on conservation

    Conservation planning, research and finance
    33. Conservation strategies and priority actions for pangolins

27. Research needs for pangolins
28. Developing robust ecological monitoring methodologies for pangolin conservation
29. Conservation planning and PHVAs in Taiwan
30. Leveraging support for pangolin conservation and the potential of innovative finance

31. Supporting pangolin conservation through conservation tourism

    SECTION FOUR: THE FUTURE
    39. Taking pangolin conservation to scale: the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group and the next 20 years